Change Management – The Ninth Waste in Lean Six Sigma

Friday, December 16th, 2011

The Ninth Waste in Lean Six Sigma

Majdi Alhman posed a fascinating question in the Lean Six Sigma Forum on LinkedIn: what is the ninth waste (in Lean Six Sigma)? You might have thought that he would have received a few comments. But he received many. He summarized the list and I thought I’d share it with you.

While I like the simplicity of a list of eight, with so many contenders for 9th on the list, perhaps we should consider a longer list. At the very least, I think those of us who work in support of Lean Six Sigma ought to pull out Majdi’s list and seriously consider these items when periodically just to make sure we are on track. And we might pull out the list on any major change management project. Thanks, Majdi and Lean Six Sigma Forum.

Thanks all for the overwhelming and interesting response on this question. I have summarized all comments chronologically so new readers can easily join this thread. Hope I didn’t miss any information.

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